The Corralitas Red Car Property was a private right-of-way through Silver Lake (Los Angeles) for the Pacific Electric interurban streetcar. The “Big Red Cars” ran until 1955 when the Glendale Line was decommissioned for freeway construction. For almost 40 years, a series of developers tried and failed to develop the Corralitas Red Car Property. It's not a park, it just looks like one.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Photo: Corralitas Neighbor, May 3, 2016. This is currently the best match to the 1961 photo. If you look really closely you can catch a glimpse of Rosebud Ave going straight up the Semi Tropic Spiritualists' hill, across the 2 Freeway from Corralitas Drive. Neighbors are grateful for any trees to block the oceans of concrete poured for the 2 and 5 Freeway construction 1960 - 1962.

Photo: Smith, 1961. Shot from a little higher on the hill than today's photo. There were no houses on this location in 1961.

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Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
Contact: redcarproperty@gmail.com

Community Residents’ Association for Parks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1997 by our Silver Lake neighborhood. We are dedicated to acquisition and preservation of the Corralitas Red Car Property as a park in partnership with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.